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Article: Possible theft of body parts investigated in New York; Authorities believe human bone, skin and tendons were removed from funeral parlors
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- December 24, 2005
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NEW YORK - Michael Bruno's life had been uncomplicated: He was an
immigrant who worked hard, spoke his mind and succumbed to kidney
cancer two years ago at 75.
"Typical Italian cab driver," recalled his son, Vito. "He had an
opinion about everything."
It's only after death that his story became ghoulish.
Authorities believe his body and those of hundreds of other people
- including famed British broadcaster Alistair Cooke - were secretly
carved up in the back rooms of several funeral parlors citywide to
remove human bone, skin and tendons without required permission from
their families. Authorities allege the body parts were then sold for
a profit.
Worse, health officials fear some of the ...